Tennessee state elections in 2016 were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Primary elections for the United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including elections for three Tennessee Supreme Court justices, were held on August 4, 2016.
Presidential election President of the United States
In 2016, Tennessee was a stronghold for the Republican Party, and was considered a reliable "red state." Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College at the time. In the general election, Incumbent United States Republican businessman, Donald Trump won Tennessee with 60.72% of the vote.
The presidential primaries were held on March 1, 2016. Donald Trump won the Republican primary victory, with second place being Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. Former United States first lady, Hillary Clinton garnered the Democratic nomination, easily beating out Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
Results
March 1, 2016, Primary Results
United States Congress
House of Representatives
Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.
Results DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 198,293 78.37% 39,024 15.42% 15,708 6.21% 253,025 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 2 212,455 75.65% 68,401 24.35% 0 0.00% 280,856 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 3 176,613 66.39% 76,727 28.84% 12,666 4.76% 266,006 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 4 165,796 65.03% 89,141 34.97% 0 0.00% 254,937 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 5 102,433 37.45% 171,111 62.55% 0 0.00% 273,544 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 6 202,234 71.09% 61,995 21.79% 20,261 7.12% 284,490 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 7 200,407 72.22% 65,226 23.50% 11,880 4.28% 277,513 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 8 194,386 68.75% 70,925 25.09% 17,422 6.16% 282,733 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 9 41,123 18.87% 171,631 78.75% 5,203 2.39% 217,957 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 1,493,740 62.47% 814,181 34.05% 83,140 3.48% 2,391,061 100.0%
State legislature State Senate
Results by senate districts
Winners:
Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 8, 2016.
After this election, Republicans had 28 seats while Democrats had 5 seats.
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–Republican15802,36280.8228151528Democratic6172,75317.405115Independent117,6401.780000Write-in110.000000Total992,75610033181833Source:
State House of Representatives
Results by State House districts
Winners:
The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 8, 2016.
Republicans won 74 seats, while Democrats won 25 seats. Republicans gained a seat during this election.
Supreme Court Retention elections (August 4, 2016) All incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections, getting eight more years.
See also Elections in Tennessee Political party strength in Tennessee Tennessee Democratic Party Tennessee Republican Party Government of Tennessee Tennessee Supreme Court 2016 United States elections
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